📰 Current Affairs

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Current Affairs

US official claims banned referee had links with 'terror organisations'

Somali referee Omar Artan was denied entry to the United States because of his "association with suspected me…

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Growing backlash in Japan over Trump's use of anime characters

The US president has angered some fans by using the images of characters like Pikachu and Naruto.

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First charges laid over deadly Hong Kong fire

The Wang Fuk Court blaze last year was the deadliest that Hong Kong had seen in 70 years, killing 168 people.

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Ukraine says missiles hit military plant deep inside Russia

Ukraine's military also says it has struck a Russian oil refinery and a "shadow fleet" oil tanker in the Blac…

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Manhunt under way in South Africa after 12 killed in mass shooting in Johannesburg

Another nine people were injured at an informal settlement in Cleveland late on Tuesday.

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Zelensky under pressure to end row with Poland over WW2 name of army unit

Poland is threatening to strip Ukraine's president of a state honour over the naming Ukrainian military unit …

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Model who alleges Kanye West choked her tells BBC she felt 'suffocated and scared'

West claims the encounter on a music video set was part of a "provocative theatrical performance".

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Alleged Bondi Beach gunman charged with another 19 offences

Naveed Akram, 24, is already facing 59 charges over an attack on a Jewish festival in December.

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World's largest chipmaker does not rule out price rises as costs increase

In a rare interview, a senior executive at TSMC discusses the AI boom, the geopolitics of chips and what it m…

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Israeli air strikes hit Lebanese city of Tyre despite Iranian warning to stop attacks

Iran warned Israel on Monday that it could resume hostilities if attacks on its Lebanese ally Hezbollah do no…

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Nasa names next astronauts for Artemis Moon programme

Nasa names its next Artemis crew, though they will not be walking on the Moon or even going anywhere near it.

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Two reportedly killed as women take part in rare protest in Afghanistan

The demonstration, in the western city of Herat, was broken up after police are alleged to have opened fire.

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Man reportedly shot at Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine centre

Protesters are concerned about cross-border infection risks and the lack of transparency from the government …

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Murder of Lyhanna, 11, enrages France and turns up heat on government

Protesters are angry that the suspect had already been reported to police last August in a separate case.

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I have right papers and visa - barred referee Artan

Somali referee Omar Artan says he was subjected to an 11-hour immigration interview before being denied entry…

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